Impermanence in Pali

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beyondneon
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Impermanence in Pali

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Hi all,


I am currently thinking of getting a tattoo of Impermanence, or anicca in pali and i am unsure which script is correct as i found a few online.

Hope some of you can help me out! Thanks :)

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beyondneon wrote:Hi all,


I am currently thinking of getting a tattoo of Impermanence, or anicca in pali and i am unsure which script is correct as i found a few online.

Hope some of you can help me out! Thanks :)

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अनिच्चा

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Number one is correct but since Pali is written in many different scripts you could as well get it written in Burmese, Sinhala, Khmer, Thai, Lao or Roman script.
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Runes, even, I expect. There's all sorts of potential.
  • "And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting oneself one protects others? By the pursuit, development, and cultivation of the four establishments of mindfulness. It is in such a way that by protecting oneself one protects others.

    "And how is it, bhikkhus, that by protecting others one protects oneself? By patience, harmlessness, goodwill, and sympathy. It is in such a way that by protecting others one protects oneself.

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Greetings,

Consider also that anicca mean impermanent, but aniccata means impermanence.

Also of possible interest:

Pali script for Anicca, Anatta, Dukkha
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2973

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Retro. :)
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Re: Impermanence in Pali

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अनिच्च

Your first option has an extra vertical bar which makes a hard 'aaaa' sound. There is only a single schwa sound at the end of the word. Same with your seocnd option, an extra vertical bar. Besides that, both are right. The 'half' ch can lie to the left or above
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